Compound Sentences Exercises For Slovenian Grammar

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In Slovenian Grammar, a compound sentence, known as “Stavฤna zveza”, is used to combine two or more independent clauses. The separate clauses must be connected by using either coordination, which means the clauses are of equal importance, or subordination, where there is a principal clause and at least one subordinate clause. The purpose of a compound sentence is to add balance and rhythm, clarity and emphasis, variety and sophistication, and ideas and information to a text.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions or punctuation to form compound sentences.

1. Moj prijatelj je kupil nov avto, *in* (and) jaz sem kupil novo kolo.
2. Luna sije, *vendar* (but) je ลกe vedno temno.
3. ลฝelim si kosilo, *ali* (or) sem preveฤ len, da bi kuhal.
4. Grem v kino, *ฤe* (if) mi dovoliลก.
5. Je vroฤe, *zato* (therefore) sem vklopil klimatsko napravo.
6. Ko boลก vrnil denar, *nato* (then) boลก varen.
7. Danes sem bil v ลกoli, *potem* (afterwards) sem ลกel na kosilo.
8. Nisem bil v mestu, *ampak* (but) sem bil na podeลพelju.
9. Kupil sem knjigo, *da* (so that) sem lahko ลกtudiral.
10. Mihael slika, *zaradi tega* (because of this) imajo vse stene v njegovem domu slike.
11. Ana je vedno zelo utrujena, *zato* (therefore) hitro zaspi.
12. Med tednom sem zelo zaposlen, *tako da* (so) rad poฤivam med vikendi.
13. Kupila sem nov avto, *vendar* (but) ga ลกe nisem vozila.
14. Moja sestra je trdno spala, *zato* (therefore) sem bil tiho.
15. Oฤe je priลกel domov, *torej* (thus) sem mu pomagal pri kuhanju.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentences by creating the second part of the compound sentence using the given clue.

1. Imaลก veliko energije, *__* (use conjunction ‘zato’ meaning ‘therefore’).
2. Moj brat je star 30 let, *__* (use conjunction ‘in’ meaning ‘and’).
3. Ona je vedno zelo mirna, *__* (use conjunction ‘ker’ meaning ‘because’).
4. Kupili smo nov TV, *__* (use conjunction ‘toda’ meaning ‘but’).
5. Rada bi ลกla na potovanje, *__* (use conjunction ‘ฤe’ meaning ‘if’).
6. Vedno nosim klobuk, *__* (use conjunction ‘ko’ meaning ‘when’).
7. Mama je kuha veฤerjo, *__* (use conjunction ‘medtem ko’ meaning ‘while’).
8. On je zelo pameten, *__* (use conjunction ‘vendar’ meaning ‘however’).
9. Zaฤela je deลพevati, *__* (use conjunction ‘zato’ meaning ‘therefore’).
10. Moj prijatelj je imel nesreฤo, *__* (use phrase ‘zaradi tega’ meaning ‘because of this’).
11. Nimam dovolj denarja, *__* (use conjunction ‘zato’ meaning ‘so’).
12. Vaja dela mojstra, *__* (use conjunction ‘tako da’ meaning ‘so that’).
13. Moj hiลกni ljubljenฤek je umrl, *__* (use conjunction ‘ampak’ meaning ‘but’).
14. Sem dober kupec, *__* (use conjunction ‘ฤeprav’ meaning ‘although’).
15. Moja sestra je ustvarjalna, *__* (use conjunction ‘zato’ meaning ‘therefore’).

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